reimpose

verb

re·​im·​pose (ˌ)rē-im-ˈpōz 

reimposed; reimposing

transitive verb

: to impose (something) again

Months would pass, and one police officer would die, before Canadian soldiers reimposed order.

—John Kalbfleisch

The state of siege, which had been briefly lifted, was reimposed …

—Isabel Hilton

… [U.S.] allies have usually been reluctant to reimpose sanctions after many were lifted as part of the 2015 nuclear accord.

—Mark Landler et al.

… said he will ask his country's congress to reimpose the death penalty, which has been suspended since 2006 …

—Irish Examiner (online)

EU governments in the passport-free Schengen zone would be able to reimpose border controls when faced with extraordinary flows of migrants …

—BBC News (online)

… residents could vote to reimpose property taxes in order to provide additional local funding.

—Lonnie Harp

reimposition

(ˌ)rē-ˌim-pə-ˈzi-shən 

noun

plural reimpositions

… doesn't want the forcible reimposition of a right-wing dictatorship.

—Christopher Hitchens

Examples of reimpose in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After Biden eased sanctions on Venezuela, the Maduro regime allowed some deportation flights to resume — but this year, after Biden reimposed the sanctions, the flights again have stalled. —Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 26 July 2024

Six months later, the Biden administration reimposed oil sanctions against the regime. —Zach Dorfman, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024

As president, Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the deal six years ago, reimposed sanctions and introduced new sanctions. —Dan De Luce, NBC News, 8 Oct. 2024

Trump’s administration ended a nuclear deal with Iran, reimposed sanctions and ordered the killing of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, an act that prompted Iran’s leaders to vow revenge. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above